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For those interested in learning more about life of the caste system in Mumbai, this nonfiction will open your eyes. I found it difficult to understand how poor so many people are. The living conditions are absolutely terrible. The work some do in order to try to survive is eye opening. My heart broke for those who found the only way to escape was through suicide. Katherine Boo‘s dedication to detailing life in this book was top-notch.

#OUABC Once Upon A Book Club Adult April 2017 selection • 3.5 Stars

The Color of Our Sky is a novel by Amita Trasi that tells the story of two childhood friends from India, Tara and Mukta, who are separated by a tragic event and reunited years later. The book explores the themes of friendship, family, culture, identity, and human trafficking.

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The first in a series set in India during the 1950s just after the partition. I enjoyed this one. It has an intriguing mystery with a feisty Indian female police officer, the first of her kind, at the helm. Plus the historical aspect is very interesting. A good combination of fact and fiction. I‘m looking forward to reading the second in the series. I can recommend.

I‘m reading this with my local reading group. The theme was a book set in India. I‘ve heard great things about this series so I‘m looking forward to it.

As I suspected, I am now invested in another mystery series. 🤷🏼‍♂️ What surprised me most was not the moments of silliness and fun, or even the family melodrama, but rather how sobering a look at corruption, how seedy a sprawling city underbelly Chopra's investigations and reflections reveal. The author does not hold back, and this fictionalized (?) modern Mumbai is all the more vividly alive as a result. 1/?